Burning Man: Dr. Dre considered how to "make some loot off these fools"?

I can't guarantee the authenticity of the above letter purportedly written by Dr. Dre in 1995, but it's funny nonetheless. Click to see it larger.

I'm in nevada with Hype lookin at spots for this new video we are shooting for that single I told you pac is going to be on once he is out, called California love. We met a bunch of crazy, naked motherfuckers in the desert today, they were putting up some type of giant wood man. I guess they have a big party out here for a bunch of days. I asked them how much they pay, they said "nothing", I was like no money? Someone should get behind this shit and make some loot off these fools cause they said that there will at least be 5,000 people. I think I will have my office look into it, just to see if there is easy money to be had here.

"Dr. Dre Definitely Started Burning Man" (via The Fader, thanks Gil Kaufman!)

• [Sequoia]

  “I’m about to pass out girl, wish I was up in that ass.”

  I think I’ve finally found and appropriate sigline for business emails.

• [aldestrawk]

  I feel like the straight man in some elaborate joke here but I have to point out that the “man” was never constructed in February. The BLM would never let something like that sit there for 7 months and at that time of year the playa is likely to be a shallow lake or at least very wet and therefore impassible by wheeled vehicle. The question is why fake this in such a way that is totally obvious?

• [sparklemotion]

  Off Topic: Pesco – Why won’t you disclose the source of this sweatshirt? http://www.stylekouncil.com/members/david/thumbnails/david0.jpg

  • [David Pescovitz]

    It’s an Imaginary Foundation creation! And it’s in “before” photo not because it’s a fashion faux pax — it’s obviously cool, if I do say so myself — but because that outfit represents me not ever bothering to “dress up.”

• [Anonymous]

  Larry Harvey: “Hey, Dre! I mean, Doctor…. wait up! Let’s talk.”

• [alllie]

  The heart of a true capitalist. See happy hippie artists and immediately wonder how to exploit them.

• [tisasecret]

  One thing’s for sure: if it’s got Dr. Dre’s name on it, he didn’t write it.

• [Anonymous]

  We aren’t all hippies or artists at BM. Cut the labels (man).

• [Anonymous]

  when was the last time any rap artist used the word “loot” for money?

  • [hbl]

    26 February 1995…

• [Anonymous]

  Fake as hell. Boing Boing you need to look into your sources. ha.

• [GauchoAmigo]

  What was he doing out there in February? It would’ve been a frozen wasteland.

• [elisd]

  And Burning Man responds: http://blog.burningman.com/news/dr-dre-vs-larry-harvey-thurderdome/

  • [siliconsunset]

    a That response makes me feel like I was ear-hussled by chained pocket watch twirling gentleman with a suit, top hat, pinch-slicked mustache, and cartoonish cocaine habit.

    • [lazyopportunist]

      “..and cartoonish cocaine habit.”

      oh man, that gave me the giggles.

    • [elisd]

      Yes, frankly, I much prefer the url to the post to which it points.

• [ill lich]

  Yo, word?

• [nixiebunny]

  I knew it!

• [Anonymous]

  haha this has to be fake “Wish I was up in that ass.” who signs a love letter like that?

  • [malex]

    >haha this has to be fake “Wish I was up in that ass.” who signs a love letter like that?

    James Joyce?

• [Ugly Canuck]

  Well? How did it turn out?

  Was there any easy money to be had there?

  Oh btw here’s a link to a non-rap song about free money:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSHf1svbQrA

• [rastronomicals]

  fuck, no way this is real.

  But it’s at least as funny as that “White and Nerdy” video

• [pahool]

  You know, I’ve never seen Larry Harvey talk while Dr. Dre was drinking water. Just sayin’…

• [Ethan]

  I think the letter forger goofed up… It should have been dated 1994 (the year before Burning Man started charging an entrance fee).

• [benher]

  It all boils down to the fact
  that they’re jealous of his paper stack…

• [Anonymous]

  Dre’s done so much better now.

  He gets a piece of every one of the new hp touchpads w/beats® inside.

• [Anonymous]

  Burning Man – Rat’s get fat, while artists starve.